Storage building



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C. KEHR STORAGE BUILDING Filed Nov; 3, 1922 6 Sheets-Sheet 6 of theUnited States, residing at arr stars PATENT @DFIFHQE.

CYRUS KERR, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

STORAGE BUILDING.

Application filed November 3, 1922. Serial No. 598,817.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CYRUS Karin a citizen Washington, in the District ofColumbia, have invented a new-and useful Improvement in StorageBuildings, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawing/ My invention relates generally tobuildings used for storing various commodities and particularly tobuildings having a plurality of superposed horizontal floors on whichcommodities are stored. My improved building is suitable for the storingof merchandise and household. goods and particularly for the storing ofautomobiles and other road vehicles. I

. The object ofthis invention is to provide a storage building in whicha large proportion of thefloor space is made available for storage. Afurther object of the invention is to provide a structure in a formpermitting the construction of storage sections or compartments whichare small relative to the entire floor space, and which are ar-v rangedin relatively small groups served by individual elevators, wherebyaccess to the sections or compartments of any group may ordinarily behad only by means of the elevator for that group. But it is to beunderstood that the storage spaces or sections need not be separated bywalls.

By way of introduction it may be stated that the building comprises aplurality of horizontal, superposed floors and a plurality of uprightelevator shafts'extending through said floors, thetloors afl'ording orcomprising storage areas or sections or compartments radiating from eachelevator shaft.

The groups of storage areas 01' sections surrounding the elevator shaftsare nested or inter-locked or inter-meshed, every section extendingbetween two sections of an ad joining group, excepting at places alongthe walls of the main compartment, whereby excepting along said walls,all the floor space is occupied by elevator shafts and storage areas orspaces radiating from and communicating with 'the elevator shafts. linother words, it may be said that storage sec- .tions of every group ofstorage sections,

excepting a part of the groups along the walls, is fitted to or into adommggrOups in such manner as to leave no unoccupied space.

The elevator shafts occupy floor spaces or sections "corresponding tothe storage sectrons. Hence it maybe said that an elevator section andthe storage sections radiating from that elevator section constitute asection group.

In the first form herein described, each complete section groupcomprises an elevator section and four storage sections arranged on,horizontal axes crossing each other at right angles in the upright axialline of the elevator shaft, the group being in the form of a crosshaving four equal arms. In the second form herein shown, every completesection group consists of an elevator section and six storage sections.

In the accompanying drawings,

F 1g. 1.is a diagrammatic plan of a group comprising an elevator spaceand four storage sections;

Fig. 2 is a-diagrammatic plan of a part of a floor in a building havinga plurality of section groups, four storage areas or sections orcompartments being grouped around'cach elevator shaft, excepting thatthe incomplete groups have fewer than four storage sections;

Fig. 3 is an upright section on the line, 3-3, of Fig. 2. lookin towardthe left;

Figs. 4 and 5 are etails of one of the elevators comprising aturn-table;

Fig. (3 is a plan of a part of the main or receiving and dischargingfloor of saidbuilding;

Fig. 7 is a plan of the basement;

Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. 2, with a modification of the outerwalls;

Fig. 9 is a plan illustrating section groups consisting of an elevatorsection and six storage sections, the elevator section and the storagesections being hexagonal.

Referring first to Figs. 1, 2, 3, a, 5, 6 and 7 of said drawings, A, A,are upright walls of the main storage room or compartment.

These walls may be the outside walls of the building. B is theexchangefioor, the floor on which the vehicles or other articles to bestored are received into the building and over which they are dischargedfrom the building. C, C, are the storage floors. Said floors may beabove or below the exchange floor. Usually the exchange floor will be ona level with the ground and the storage floors will be located above theexchange floor. Elevator openings or sections, D, are formed in thestorage floors on upright lines which are so spaced from. each otherMill till) and arranged in such relationship to each.

on horizontal lines which are parallel to each other in directions whichare at right angles to each other, the shafts on two adjacent linesalternating uniformly, whereby all the elevator sections are alsobrought on diagonal lines which cross each other at angles of ninetydegrees.

Excepting as stated below, the space between any two storage sections ofthe same group is occupied by one of the sections of an adjacent group.Thus every complete section group consists of four storage sections andan elevator section of approximately the same horizontal area as each ofthe storage sections.

In places along the walls, A, fewer than four storage areas or sectionsare associated with the same elevator-section, whereby in completesection groups are formed.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the elevator section, the spaceused for bringing the storage articles to and taking them from thestorage sections, is onl one- ,fifth of the horizontal space occupie bya complete section group.

It will also be seen, by reference to Fig. 2, that at intervals alongthe Walls, A, there are spaces which are equal to a storage section oran elevator section, but are not an elevator section and are not soassociated with an elevator section as to constitute a storage section.I These unoccupied areas are herein termed blank areas and aredesignated by the letter G. Said blank areas or spaces may be treated orutilized as hereinafter described.

Columns, D extend along the corners of the elevator sections and formsupports for the floors and guides for the elevators.

Elevators, F, with suitable accessories are placed into the shaftsformed by the eleva tor sections, D, and columns, I).

Theoretically, the storage sections and the elevator sections aresubstantially square and substantially equal. It is also to be notedthat if the building is to be used for the storage of automobiles orother vehicles,

the sections are to be large enough to make room onthe elevators and inthe storage sections for at least one such vehicle, the vehicle beingfirst placed on the elevator'and the elevator then moved to one of thefloors and the vehicle then moved horizontally outward into one of thestorage sections-- If thebuilding is to be used for the storage ofpassenger automobiles of ordinary sizes, such automobiles beingapproximately twice as long as their width, two automobiles may beplaced side by side'into each storage section, thus making one completegroup f storage sections contain eight automobiles. And, if desired, thesections made be made large enough to receive three automobiles placedside-by-side, thus making one complete group of storage sections containtwelve automobiles.-

The exchange floor, the floor to and from which the commodities orvehicles are to be delivered, is to beleft sufficiently clear to permiteasy access, on that floor, to the elevators. I

On the storage floors, the storage sections are preferably separatedfrom each other by dividing structures, which may be rail- 1 ings,screens or solid partitions, H. (See F ig. 1.) Furthermore, each storagesection may be separated from its elevator section by any desired formof elevator shaft guard, which ma be a movable railing, gate, or door,I. uch a door may be a curtain door adapted to extend from the door tothe ceiling, when closed, and to be drawn upward and horizontally alongthe ceiling in the adjacent stora e section. Thus each storage sectionmay e made a closed compartment which need not be disturbed during theplacing of articles into or taking them out of other sections.

It is especially to be observed, that if such abuilding is used for thestorage of automobiles or other road vehicles, any vehicle may be putintoits storage section or removed therefrom without the necessity ofmoving any other vehicle, and substantially all the floor space,excepting where there are elevator shafts, may be occupied byautomobiles, and the floor space occupied by the elevator shafts isrelatively small.

On the storage floors, the blanks, G, may be used for storingarticles orcommodities to which ready access is not necessary, such blanksbeingreached from an adjoinin group section.

flVhere blanks, 6, would occur, the exterior wall, A, may be indented tofollow the lines of the adjacent storage sections or elevatorsection,-whereby more windows may be placed into the wall, A, and theexternal architectural design is modified. (See Fig. 8.)

In Figs. 4 and 5, a turntable, F is placed on the elevator, F.' Theperimeter of the turn-table is supported on rollers, F By means of theturn-table a vehicle on the elevator may be turned in any direction, asmay be desired when the vehicle is who moved from the elevator.

Referring now to Fig. 9, every complete section group comprises anelevator section and six storage sections. The sections of these groupsare hexagonal, and the groups are fitted together or inter-meshed. Thesesections are to be made of such size as will best adapt them to What isto be stored in the storage sections If the storage sections are madelarge enoughto receive three automobiles each, one complete sectiongroup will receive eighteen automobiles. This form will leave partialblanks, G along the walls, A.

The basement, Fig. 7, will have the elevator shafts as in F i 6. Thespace not occupied by said shafts inthe basement may be used 1n anydesired manner, preferably for matters related to the storage businessfordwhichtheanain part of the building is use a To the extent that therewill be no interference with the movement of vehicles to and from theelevator shafts on the exchange floor, spaces on that floor may beoccupied by administration oilices and for other purposes.

Conception of the capacity of such a building may be attained by notingthat if the building contains ten storage floors and ten elevator shaftsand there is space for placing twelve automobiles around every [shaft onevery floor, those ten floors may receive twelve hundred automobiles atthe same time.

Freight elevators of various forms for use in buildings being wellknown, it is deemed unnecessary to herein illustrate and describe indetail the construction of elevators to be used in the storage buildingherein described. i

I claim as my invention,

1. In a building, the combination of a plurality of superposed floors,one of which floors is divided into aplurality of section groups eachcomprising an elevator section and storage sections radiating from theelevator section and said section groups being nested or inter-meshed,and elevators associated with said elevator sections, substantially asdescribed.

2. In a building, the combination --of a plurality of superposed floors,one of which doors is divided into a pluralityof section groups eachcomprising an elevator section and storage sections radiating from theelevator section and said group sections being nested or inter-meshed,columns at the elevator sections, and elevators associated with saidcolumns and sections, substantially as described. v

3. In a building, the combination ota plurality of superposed floors, apiuralitypf which floors are divided. into a plurality of'section groupseach comprising an elevator section and storage sections radiating fromthe elevator section and said section.

groups-being nested or inter-meshed, and

elevators associated with said elevator sec-' tions, substantiallyasdescribed lln a building, the combination of a plurality of superposedfloors, one of which floors is divided into a plurality of sectiongroups each comprising an elevator section and storage sectionsradiating from the elevator section and said section groups bein nestedor inter-meshed, elevators associate with said elevator sections, anddividing structures between the storage sections, substantially asdescribed.

5. In a building, the combination of a plurality of superposed floors,one of which floors is divided into a plurality of section groups eachcomprising an elevator section ing nest/ed or inter-meshed, andelevators associated with said elevator sections, substantially asdescribed.

7. In a building, the combination of a plurality of superposed floors.one of which floors is divided into a plurality of section groups eachcomprising an elevator section and storage sections radiating from theele vator section and of size suited to redeive a plurality ofautomobiles and said section groups being nested or inter-meshed, andelevators associated with saidelevator sections substantially asdescribed.

8. ln a building, the combination of a plurality of superposed floors,one of which floors is divided into a plurality of section groups eachcomprising an elevator section and four storage sections radiating fromthe elevator section and of size suited to receive a plurality ofautomobiles and said section groups being nested or inter-meshed, andelevators associated with said elevator sections, substantially asdescribed.

9. In a building, the'comloination of a plurality of superposed floors,one of which floors has a plurality of elevator sections, saidelevator-sections being arranged in alternation on arallel lines whichare suitably separate from each other and the elevator sections on thesame lines being separated a distance suited to provide storage ralityof elevator sections surrounded by radial floor areas reaching intospaces between the floor areas of adjacent elevator sections, elevatorsassociated with said elevator sections and another of said floors, andelevators associated. with said elevator sections, substantially asdescribed.

11. In a building, the combination of a plurality of superposed floors,one of said floors having elevator sections and groups of storage areassurrounding said elevator sections and nesting 01' inter-meshing withadjacent groups of such areas, the areas of each such group being longenough to receive an automobile moved radially and endwise from theadjoining elevator section, and elevators associated with said elevatorsections, substantially as described.

12. In a building, the combination of a plurality of superposed floors,one of which floors has a plurality of elevator sections so grouped andso spaced from each other as to leave around each four storage floorareas of a size suited to receive an automobile endwise from theelevator section of that group, the storage areas of that-groupextending between and adjoining the storage areas of adjacent groups,and elevators as sociated with said elevator sections, substantially asdescribed.

13-. In a building, the combination of a plurality of superposed floors,one of which floors has parallel and adjoining rows composed of storagesections and elevator sections, said sections being arranged inadjoining rows extending at right angles to each other and the elevatorsections in the rows extending in either direction being separated byfour storage sections, whereby section groups are formed consisting ofan elevator section and-storage sections ra diatin-g from the elevatorsection between said storage sections of adjacent section groups, andelevators associatedw-ith said elevator sections, substantially as de-=.

scribed.

14. In a building, the combination of a plurality of superposed floors,one of which floors has a plurality of elevator sections and storagesections arranged in rows crossing each other at right angles andadjoining each other, the elevator sections of one row being staggeredrelative to the elevator sections of adjoining rows, the elevatorsections of the same rows being separated by four storage sections,whereby section groups'are formedin the shape of a cross and comprisingan elevator section and storage sections extending laterally from theelevator section and between storage sections of adjacent sectiongroups, and elevators associated with said elevator sections,substantially as described.

15. In a building, the combination of a plurality of superposed floors,one of which floors has a plurality of elevator sections and storagesections arranged in adjoining rows crossing each other at right anglescheckerboard fashion, the elevator sections in any row, extending ineither direction being staggered with reference to the elevator sectionsof other adjoining rows, whereby crossshape section groups are formedwhich complurality of superposed floors,'one of which floors has aplurality of section groups each comprising an elevator section andstorage sections reaching laterally from the elevator section intospaces between the storage sections of adjoining section groups, andelevators associated with said elevator sections, substantially asdescribed.

17. In a building, the combination of a plurality of superposed floors,one of which floors has a plurality of section roups of indentedoutline, the exteriors of the section groups inter-meshing, andelevators associated with the elevator sections of said section groups,substantially as described.

18. In a building, the combination of a plurality of superposed floors,one of which floors is divided into storage sections and elevatorsections, said sections joining each other and being arranged ininter-meshing groups, every group comprising an elevator section and aplurality of storage sections, whereby all the storage sections adjoinan elevator section, and elevating and lowering means associated withthe elevator sections, substantially as described.

19. In a building, the combination of a floor divided into a pluralityof inter-meshing section groups each comprising a middle section andother sections radiating from said middle section, and elevating andlowering means associated with said middle sec tions, substantially asdescribed.

20. In a building, the combination of a floor having elevator sectionsso placed relative to each other. as to allow the placing of vehiclesnext to and radiating from said sections with angle spaces at intervalsbetween said vehicles and vehicles next to other elevator sectionsextending into said angle spaces, whereby all said vehicles are next toelevator sectionsand substantially all floor space not occupied byelevator sections may be occupied by vehicles, and elevating andlowering means associated with said elevator sections, substantially asdescribed.

21. In a building, the combination of a floor having elevator sectionsso placed relative to each other as to allow the placing of iii emesvehicles next to the elevator sections and radiating therefrom toproduce a cross-form grouping, the groups of said vehicles surroundingone of the elevator sections extending into the angle spaces betweensimilargroups surrounding other elevator sections, and elevating andlowering means associated with said elevator sections, substantially asdescribed.

22. In a building, the combination of a floor having elevator sectionsso placed relative to each other'as to aliord space for the inter-meshedgrouping of automobiles endwise around andliext to said elevatorsections, and elevating and lowering means associatedwith said elevatorsections, substantially as described.

23. The herein described method of storing automobiles, which methodconsists in moving the automobiles on a plurality of upri ht courses andthen placing the automobi es next to andin inter-meshing radial groupsaround said courses, substantially as described.

24%. In a building, the combination of a plurality of storage floorshaving elevator openings on a common upright axis, means forminguide-ways extending from floor to floor a ong said openings, dividingstructures forming storage sections arranged in cross-form around andmeeting saidopenings, whereby floorspaces between the storage sectionsare separated from the storage sections and an elevator engaging saidguide-ways, substantially as described.

25. In a building, the combination of a plurality of storage floorshaving elevator openings on a common upright axis, means forminguide-Ways extending from floor to floor aIong said openings, dividingstructures forming storage sections arranged around and meeting saidopenings and meeting each other at said openings and each havingapproximately the area of one of said openings, and an elevator engagingsaid guide-Ways,substantially as described.

26. In a building, the combination of a plurality of storage floorshaving angular elevator openings on a common upright axis, means forminguide-ways extending from floor to floor a ong angles in said openings,dividing structures forming storage sections arranged around and meetingthe sides of said openings and meeting each other at said openings, andan elevator engaging said guide-ways, substantially as described.

27. In a building, the combination of a plurality of storage floorshaving quadran-- gular elevator openings on a common upright axis,meansformingguide-ways extending from floor to floor along angles insaid openings, dividing structures forming storage sections arrangedaround and meeting the sides of said openings and meeting each other atsaid openings, and an elevator engaging said guide-ways, substantiallyas described.

28. In a building, the combination of a plurality of storage floorshaving angular elevator openings on a common upright axis, means formingguide-Ways extending from floor to floor along said openings, dividingstructures forming storage sections arranged around and meeting thesides of said openings and meeting each other at said openings and eachhaving approximately the area of one of said openings, and an elevatorengaging said guide-Ways, substantially as described.

29. In a building, the combination of a plurality of storage floorshaving quadrangular elevator openings on a common upright axis, meansforming guide-ways extending from floor to floor along said openings,dividing structures forming storage sections arranged around and meetingthe sides of said openings and each having approximately the area of oneof said openings, and an elevator engagin said guide- Ways,substantially as describe 30. In a building, the combination of aplurality of storage floors having quadrangular elevator openings on acommon upright axis, means forming uide-Ways extending from floor tofloor ai hng said openings, dividing structures forming quadrangularsections arranged around and meeting the sides of said openings and eachhaving approximately the area of one -'of said openings, and an elevatorengaging said guide-Ways, substantially as described.

31. In a building, the combination'of a plurality of superposed storagefloors having elevator openings on a common upright axis, means formingguide-ways extending from flo'or to floor along said openings, dividingstructures forming storage sections arranged in cross-form around andmeeting said openings, and an elevator engaging said guide-Ways andcomprising as a part of its floor structure a turn-table, substantiallyas described.

32. In a. building, the combination ofa plurality of superposed storagefloors having polygonal elevator openings on a com-- mon upright axis,means forming guide ways inangles of said openings and extending fromfloor to floor, dividing structures forming storage sectionsarranged incrossforin around and meeting said openings and an elevator engagingsaid guide-ways and comprising a turntable, substantially as described.

33. In a building, the combination of a plurality of superposed storagefloors havuprigbt axis, means formingguide-ways from floor to flooralong said openings, dividi t u tures forming storage sections ranged incross-form around and meeting ing angular elevator openings on a commonsaid openings and an elevator of angular outline conforming to saidopenings and comprising as a part of its fioor structure a turn-table,substantially as described.

34. In a building, the combinatio'nof a plurality of superposed storagefloors having angular elevator openings on a common upright axis, meansforming guide-ways from floor to floor along said openings, dividingstructures forming storage sections arranged in cross-form around andmeeting said openin s 'and an elevator of angular outline con orming tosaid openings and comprising as a part of its floor structure.

viding structures forming storage sections arranged in cross-form aroundand meeting said openin and an elevator of angular outline conforming tosaid .openingsand comprising as a part of its fl'oor'structure acircular turntable having its upper surface substantially even' with theother parts of the upper floor surface of the elevator, substantially asdescribed.

36. In a building, the combination of a plurality'of superposed storagefloors having quadrangular elevator openings on a common upright axis,means forming guide-ways from floor to floor along said openings,dividing structures forming storage sections arranged in cross-formaround and meeting said openings and an elevator of angular outlineconforming to said openings and comprising as a part of its floorstructure a circular turn-table having its upper surface substantialyeven with the other parts of. the upper floor surface .of

the elevator, substantially as described. I 37. In a building, thecombination of a main or exchan e floor,- a plurality of superposedstorage oors having elevator open- .mgs on a common upright axis, meansform'- ing guideways extending from the exchange floor upward along saidopenings, an elevatorerggaging said guide-ways, the exchange oor' havinspace permitting the movement of vehicfes on said floor to and from theelevator, and dividing structures on the storage floors forming storagesec tions arranged in cross-form around and meeting said openings,whereby floor spaces between'the storage sections are separated fromthestorage sections, substantially as described.

38. In a building, the combination of an exchange floor, su erposedstorage floors divided into a plura ity of section groups each cprisingan elevator section and storage sectionsradiating from the'elevatorsection and said section groups being nested or inter-meshed, andelevators associated with said elevator sections and adapted to travelfrom the exchange floor through the storage floors, substantially asdescribed.

39. In a building, the combination of an exchange floor, superposedstorage floors having elevator openings on a plurality of upright axesand said storage floors comprising storage sections radiating from theelevator openings, and the storage sections around one elevator openingbeing nested or inter-meshed with the storage sections of anotherelevator.opening, means forming guide-ways from the exchange floorthrough the elevator openings of the storage floors whereby elevatorshafts are formed, and' ,elevators associated with said guide-ways,

the exchange floor having spaces permitting movement on said floor ofvehicles to and from any of a plurality of elevator shafts,substantially as described.

, 40. In a building, the combination of an exchange floor, a pluralityof superposed Q storage floors having elevator openings so spacedrelative to each other as to afiord space for the mter-meshed cross-formgrouping of automobiles around and end- 'wise toward and next to saidopenings,

means forming guideways from the exchange fioor through said openings,whereby elevator shafts are formed, and elevators associated with saidshafts, substantially as described.

41. 'In a building, the combination of a plurality of floors one-ofwhich has a square elevator opening of size to receive the below--ment1oned elevator, means forming guidestantially as described.

42. In a building, the combination of a plurality of floors one of whichhas a square elevator opening of size to receive the belowmentionedelevator, means forming guideways alongangles of said opening, a squareelevator of size to adapt it to support a plurality of automobilesplaced side-by-side and said automobiles having an aggregate widthapproximately equal to the length of one automobile, whereby the floorspace at each of the four sides of and adjoining the elevator opening isadapted to support the same number of automobile placed sideby-side withends toward said opening in position to be moved endwise andindividually into position on the elevator, substantially as described.

43. In a building, the combination of aguide-ways along angles of saidopening, a

square elevator including a turn-table and of size to adapt it tosupport a plurality of automobiles placed side-by-side and saidautomobiles having an aggregate width ap proximately equal to the lengthof one automobile, whereby the elevator and the floor space at each ofthe four sides of and adjoining the elevator opening is adapted tosupport the same number of automobiles placed side-by-side with endstoward said opening in position to be moved endwise and individuallyinto position on the elevator, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name, this second day of November,in the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty two.

CYRUS KEHR.

